The cause of a fire that destroyed a New Gloucester home is under investigation.New Gloucester fire crews responded to a woods fire on Gloucester Hill Road around 5:30 p.m. Friday. The fire spread to a two-car garage with a second floor that was used as an office. Capt. Scott Doyle of the New Gloucester Fire Dept. says fighting this fire was difficult because it was difficult to access water and the metal roof of the garage had collapsed. However, the collapsed roof did make it easy to contain the fire until water could be brought in.No one was injured in fighting the fire. The building is a total loss.Get the WMTW App

NEW GLOUCESTER, Maine —

The cause of a fire that destroyed a New Gloucester home is under investigation.

New Gloucester fire crews responded to a woods fire on Gloucester Hill Road around 5:30 p.m. Friday. The fire spread to a two-car garage with a second floor that was used as an office.

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Capt. Scott Doyle of the New Gloucester Fire Dept. says fighting this fire was difficult because it was difficult to access water and the metal roof of the garage had collapsed. However, the collapsed roof did make it easy to contain the fire until water could be brought in.

No one was injured in fighting the fire. The building is a total loss.